Series: Deepening Engagement: Essential Habits for Listening

February 2-3, 2018

Devastating news fills our screens, too many demands fill our days, and differences of beliefs and values fill our relationships. How can we increase our capacity to listen deeply – to discern what matters to us most as a community, a family, a person? This retreat is designed for all those who yearn to deepen their engagement with what is most genuine in themselves, their relationships and their communities. During our time together, participants will learn different approaches for listening deeply to themselves and to one another.

Diane M. Millis, Ph.D., is an educator, spiritual director and author of Deepening Engagement: Essential Wisdom for Listening and Leading with Purpose, Meaning and Joy and Conversation–the Sacred Art: Practicing Presence in an Age of Distraction. Diane has taught at a number of schools, including the University of Minnesota, the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University and Saint Catherine University. She currently teaches at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She is the founder of the Journey Conversations Project, an educational initiative for people of all faiths to cultivate their capacity for dialogue, deep listening and discernment. Diane facilitates retreats for educational, health care, religious and corporate communities throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more about Diane’s ministry, visit www.dianemillis.com.